The basic insights seem similar to Fred Brooks The Mythical Man-Month (1975), Brooks' Law: "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. " https:/

The basic insights seem similar to Fred Brooks The Mythical Man-Month (1975), Brooks' Law: "Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month (the book is worth a read still today! Some of the essays you'll skip or skim, others will strike you to your soul). But OP seems to take it to a ridiculous extreme. Discouraging even asking questions of someone who might know more about what you are into than you do? Discouraging any and all collaboration entirely? I wouldn't want to work there. All things in moderation and reasonableness. Contrary to the opening hook, I think humans actually are meant to work together, we evolved that way. I want to have autonomy and independence and be able to ship things and use my judgement and not drown in beureacuracy and I want to work with people collaboratively where appropriate and useful, with appropriate roles and sized teams and responsibilities, and clear owners of each piece. You actually can do both? I agree that clear owners/decision-makers is key.